Jelani McCoy vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Jelani McCoy, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jelani McCoy played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 3. Jelani McCoy had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jelani McCoy 8 1 1998-99 to 2007-08
Jalen Suggs 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jelani McCoy Jalen Suggs
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy 26 12.7 5.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.6 2.2 2.9 .737 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.6 .500
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jelani McCoy Jalen Suggs
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy 58 12.9 4.3 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.2 1.8 3.1 .576 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.6 .495
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy 3 8.7 1.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jelani McCoy Jalen Suggs
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy 70 16.3 4.5 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.0 2.0 3.8 .523 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .441
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767

Season 4

Jelani McCoy Jalen Suggs
Season 2001-02-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy 21 5.0 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.0 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 .250
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jelani McCoy Jalen Suggs
Season 2002-03-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy 67 20.4 6.8 1.4 3.9 5.3 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.4 2.9 5.9 .491 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.9 .548
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jelani McCoy Jalen Suggs
Season 2003-04-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy 2 6.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jelani McCoy Jalen Suggs
Season 2004-05-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy 10 8.8 1.5 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.6 2.4 0.7 1.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.5 .200
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Note: Jelani McCoy didn't play in 2005-06 and 2006-07.

Season 8

Jelani McCoy Jalen Suggs
Season 2007-08-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy 6 5.5 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jelani McCoy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------